Spanish Film “Romería” Dances with Grief and Memory
“Romería” calls us to pick up the pieces of the past, and float atop a dazzling, sun-kissed surface with them and those we’ve lost.
Ariana Martinez
Ariana Martinez is a film critic and essayist. They have contributed to sites, including Little White Lies, TheWrap, Polyester, and Girls on Tops. You can also follow them on Twitter @arianaamarie_ and find their work at awakeintheam.com.
Latest Posts:
“Jaripeo” is a Spirited Ode to Gay Cowboys
Sundance selection “Jaripeo” candidly foregrounds subversion, shots, and sexy gay cowboys, and it soars because of it.
“The Huntress (La Cazadora)” Mythologizes Vengeance Against Juárez Femicide
The women in front of and behind the camera in “The Huntress” leave you praying for the bus doors to open so you can take a gasp of fresh air.
“Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” Takes Adult Swim to 1980s Ecuador
Rarely is our culture in the spotlight, and it’s impossible not to smile at its presence in Adult Swim’s “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads.”
River Gallo on Latinidad, Cowboys, and Gender in Feature Debut “Ponyboi”
Latina Media Co interviews “Ponyboi” writer and star River Gallo on what makes their films so specific and evocative to Latine audiences.
Coupling Weddings and Death in Cinema
“Til death do us part” sets us up to reckon with the oddly phantasmagorical glory of marriage and death, a pairing my favorite films explore.